Origins of the Pays surname

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    In 1921, most Payses lived in london

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    64 Pays Travel & migration records
    850 Payses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pays

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    What are the most common Pays first names?

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    Mary Ann

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    Common jobs for Payses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Payses in 1921

    None

    5

    Servant

    5

    Hatter

    4

    Mantle Maker

    4

    Hatter's Shopman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Payses in 1921

    General Labourer

    6

    Hatter

    6

    Tanner

    6

    Butler

    5

    Wheelwright

    5

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